by admin | Jul 12, 2011 | Madison River
Salmonflies are hatching up and down the entire river system. You will find pockets of bugs from Reynold’s Pass all the way past MacAtee Bridge. Certain willow banks have them thick as theives and I saw more salmonflies on the river today than any other day...
by admin | Jul 10, 2011 | Henry's Fork, Madison River
The angling around SW Montana and Eastern Idaho is pretty damn good. Things have been so busy lately with guiding, that I have needed to neglect almost everything else. Tis’ the season, I guess, but it stills feels like we are a month behind with Mother...
by admin | Jun 29, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Henry's Fork, Madison River, Missouri River
I arrived home from the Missouri yesterday afternoon to excited dogs and a plethera of mosquitoes. The warm temps have cranked up the biting flies and rivers have risen slightly as well. The Missouri is stable at 21,800 out of Holter Dam. Some folks think it will...
by admin | Jun 22, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake, Madison River
A long day it is. The sun will set at 9:15 this evening and with this sunshiney day, there will be light in the sky well after 10 o’clock. Today has been a shade bit windy and the warmest thus far…….The first day of Summer has come in with a...
by admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Madison River
PPL Montana to increase flows to control Hebgen Lake elevation WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (June 17, 2011) — In response to above normal June precipitation and later-than-normal heavy mountain snowpack, PPL Montana will be forced to increase flows into the downstream...
by admin | Jun 16, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
…..you can shake a fish at. This is an epic, all world year for snow and rain. A friend of ours is skiing on Beartooth Pass today and she says there is atleast 16 feet of snow up there. On and off rain today, but the sun is shining and the wind is cranking...
